"I think it's interesting because I think it is very difficult to talk
about the war, the dead and the fallen, without invoking valor; without
invoking the word 'heroes,'" he said on his show Sunday, in which he spent a large portion on questions of war and of the people killed on all sides of military conflicts, from American soldiers to Afghan civilians. (Huffington Post)

The next day, Memorial Day, Hayes issued an apology for the statement. (Huffington Post)

Watch a video of Hayes' segment on Sunday, see the reactions, and read the full text of his apology on The Huffington Post, here.